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Job Description
Monitor and control electronic computer and peripheral electronic data processing equipment to process business, scientific, engineering, and other data according to operating instructions. Monitor and respond to operating and error messages. May enter commands at a computer terminal and set controls on computer and peripheral devices.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-9011.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 43,880.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 21.00
- Currently, there are 46,810 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Computer Operators”.
Also Known As…
- Computer Operators
- Systems Operator
- Software Technician
- Operations and Maintenance Technician
- Information Technology Specialist
- Computer Technician
- Computer Specialist
- Computer Operator
- Computer Console Operator
- System Support Technician
- Sorting Machine Operator
- Peripheral Equipment Operator
- Office Automation Clerk
- Network Manager
- Micro Computer Data Processor
- Input Output Clerk
- Information Technology Manager
- Information Systems Operator
- Imaging Specialist
- High Speed Printer Operator
- Equipment Operator
- Environmental Web Crawler
- Encoding Machine Operator
- Digitizer Operator
- Digital Computer Operator
- Debug Technician
- Data Processor
- Data Processing Clerk
- Data Processing Auxiliary Equipment Operator
- Data Center Operator
- Console Operator
- Computing Machine Operator
- Computer Systems Support Specialist
- Computer Programmer
- Computer Peripheral Equipment Operator
- Card Tape Converter Operator
- Card Sorter
Tasks for “Peripheral EDP Equipment Operator”
- Help programmers and systems analysts test and debug new programs.
- Answer telephone calls to assist computer users encountering problems.
- Load peripheral equipment with selected materials for operating runs, or oversee loading of peripheral equipment by peripheral equipment operators.
- Notify supervisor or computer maintenance technicians of equipment malfunctions.
- Supervise and train peripheral equipment operators and computer operator trainees.
- Read job set-up instructions to determine equipment to be used, order of use, material such as disks and paper to be loaded, and control settings.
- Enter commands, using computer terminal, and activate controls on computer and peripheral equipment to integrate and operate equipment.
- Retrieve, separate and sort program output as needed, and send data to specified users.
- Respond to program error messages by finding and correcting problems or terminating the program.
- Type command on keyboard to transfer encoded data from memory unit to magnetic tape and assist in labeling, classifying, cataloging and maintaining tapes.
- Monitor the system for equipment failure or errors in performance.
- Record information such as computer operating time, problems that occurred, and actions taken.
- Oversee the operation of computer hardware systems, including coordinating and scheduling the use of computer terminals and networks to ensure efficient use.
- Operate spreadsheet programs and other types of software to load and manipulate data and to produce reports.
- Clear equipment at end of operating run and review schedule to determine next assignment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Minicomputers
- Computer servers
- Computer tape drives
- Backup drives
- High speed impact printers
- Magnetic tape units MTU
- Personal computers
- Decollating equipment
- Check signers
- Impact printers
- Laser printers
- Plotters
- Network routers
- Robotic tape libraries
- Magnetic card readers
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Email servers
- Modems
- Disk storage units
- Computer terminals
- Mainframe computers
- Form bursters
- Computer hard disk drives
- Scanners
- BMC Software Control-M
- Oralce Java Enterprise System
- Operating system monitoring software
- EMC AlphaStor
- Citrix
- IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler
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- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- IBM Informix
- Hewlett Packard HP-UX
- Cisco IOS
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold
- File transfer protocol FTP software
- Linux
- SPSS ShowCase Suite
- Web browser software
- BMC Software CONTROL-O
- Novell NetWare
- Structured query language SQL
- IBM WebSphere
- IBM i
- Microsoft Windows
- Data3 ENGUARD
- IBM Tivoli NetView Distribution Manager
- IBM Notes
- CA Automation Point
- Microsoft Word
- Sybase SQL Anywhere
- Microsoft Office
- Tandem advanced command language TACL
- Python
- Microsoft Outlook
- BMC PATROL
- Local area network LAN software
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- Microsoft Visio
- Veritas NetBackup
- Micro Focus OpenView
- Wide area network WAN software
- Oracle Solaris
- IBM DB2
- Common business oriented language COBOL
- CA 7 Workload Automation
- Disk operating system DOS
- Teradata Enterprise Data Warehouse
- Storage area network SAN software
- Hewlett-Packard HP OpenView Service Center
- Hewlett-Packard HP OpenVMS
- Job control language JCL
- Customer information control system CICS
- Email software
- BMC Software Remedy IT Service Management Suite
- Microsoft Excel
- UNIX
- SAP
- Oracle DBMS
- IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS
- Microsoft Windows Server
- IBM Power Systems software
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- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- Microsoft Access
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